River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-28

shop and dwelling, Peter ehran's dwelling,
and Peter kleppenburg's stove store The
loss Is so, 900; Insurance, $4,000. The origin
OF the fire is unknown.
AT Hutchinson. Mimi, on the 18th.
six children, all under seven years, were
playing in L. r. Harringtons barn and set
il on fire. They all escaped, but the barn
was totally destroyed, and came near burn
ing up the whole business portion of the
town.
The trial of Frank j. Mead, indicted
for the shooting Of Farnsworth at st. Paul,
some months ago began in the District
Court OF Ramsey County, April Is, and on
the 23rd the Jury was secured, six DAYS hav-
ing been occupied and 800 men examined
Tor that preliminary step in the trial. Mead
is defended by Senator g. X. Davis and At
toruey Erwin. Attorney General Clapp is
associated with County Attorney Eagan,
for the State
The funeral of Alexander Mitchell
took place at Milwaukee on the Goth, and a
general suspension of business transpired
during the afternoon. Gov. Rusk and other
state officers and a committee of the Histor-
zeal society from Madison, attended. 80
men from the Milwaukee shops marched in
the procession TO Forest Home Cemetery
Honorary pail bearers were selected from
the ranks of the old settlers, railway and
business men, as follows: G.. p. Larkin, HI.
q. Hobart, John Plankington, c. g. Bradley,
Ii. l.. Palmer, T. l.. Baker, Alfred James
Daniel Wells, Jr., Roswell Miller, Il. K Mil
Ter, L. II. Brodhead and A. e. Hamilton
The remains were carried from the church
TO the hearse and thence to the grave by six
railway men, as follows A. ID. Campbell,
chief carpenter; Robert McKittrick, con-
ductOr; Ed Darwin, agent at Madison; G.
ana Il
Canick, assistant general baggage agent
j. w. HOLSTER, foreman in the machine
shops, A. Schroeder, foreman of paint shop.
The guard of honor at the residence was
composed of the heads of the different de-
partments, and included A. N. II Carpenter,
j. L. Whaling, G. A. Place, ID. j. White
more and o. Il. Britt, all of whom have
have been with Mr. Mitchell for from
twenty % thirty years. Rev. DR. Keene as
sisted by Rev DR. Richardson and by other
clergymen conducted the services at st.
James church where space was reserved for
people from abroad and for representatives
of the various interests and civic societies of
which the deceased was member.
Information has been received at
Pierre, Oak, from the Indian department
at Washington that the offer made by
Pierre for the Indian school would be ac-
cepted Work on the building will be com
meneed at once. 1t viii be one of the finest
in Dakota, and will cost 5000 Great
credit is due +. j. Templeton, president of
the Pierre Board of Trade. He has worked
hard to secure the school for Pierre.
On the afternoon of the goth fire
destroyed the elevator owned by the North
western Elevator Company of Minneapolis
at Willmar, MINI. The large machine
warehouse of Carson Il Co, and the adj ia
cent dwelling caught fire several times, but
were saved. The elevator was built by
Locke a. Bunker in 1879, and cost $1,000. Il
contained 10000 bushels of wheat.
A singular and fatal accident befell
A. q. Manning respected farmer, residing
near Natertown, OAK, on the 23rd He
had visited neighboring farm, and while
returning home riding upon a load of oats
the wheels of the wagon suddenly droppSd
into rut III the road, throwing Mr..
Manning to the ground, where he lay until
found by a neighboT, with his neck com
pletely broken.
AT Mankato, at the meeting of the
board of directors of the Southern Mime
sofa Live Stock and Fair Association
Tuesday evening, the following officers were
elected President, q. Nj. Green first vice
president. DR. c. f. Warner; second vice
president, M. Atcherson, treasurer, Nj. T.
Fail; secretary, c. Il. Wise. 1t was re-
solved to hold their annual fair in Sep
TENDER next.
At Denmark, Mimi, near Hastings,
a lad named VIM. Schellen, met with a
fatal accident His father left a loaded
shotgun, which had been heated in the fire
to loosen the charge, upon the porch, The
boy looked into the barrel, when the gun
was discharged, shooting him through the
head. He died in an hour.
Bishop and Mrs. Whipple returned to
Faribault from the South, ON the 21st The
Bishop was met at the station by the Shat
tuck cadets with their full band and es-
corted to his residence. After the battalion
had given dress parade the Bishop made
an address.
AT St. Cloud, Mimi. Monday morn
the executive committee was instructed to
draft articles of incorporation for 300-
barrel flour mill. The capital stock is
placed at $4,000.
The largest sale of cattle ever made
in Gary took place on the 25th, Ryerson
Bros. of Spencer, Iowa, purchased over
three hundred head, paying little over
$1,000 The herd will be driven to Spencer
across the country
John Weston, of Elm Greek, Martin
county, had his barn burned together with
00bushels of grain, 20 head of cattle and
his farm machinery. The fire was caused
by a lantern tipping over. There was no
insurance.
At Amherst, Wis, defective Chin
ney fiue set fire to the Central Hotel on the
25th, which burned with the barn connected
threwith, also the Commercial Hotel and
restaurant of Mrs. I. Olson.
Mrs. Charles Korts, of st. Joseph.
Stearns county, aged 50 years, and blind,
was burned to death ON Saturday after
noon, during the absence of her husband, by
the house catching fire.
Two dwelling houses were destroyed
by fire at Fergus Falls, Mimi, Ayril %;
loss 5000. insuraneeS3, 900. The loss to the
tenants upon their goods was total, but the
value is unknown
At Mankato, Mimi, on the 25th, the
brewery of Joseph Ibach was burned to the
ground with all its contents The origin of
the fire unknown. The loss is $500, and
insured 81 800.
At Shakopee, Mimi, eleven persons
have made application for liquor license
from MayI to july /. Nine saloonkeepers
discontinue business May l.
At Mankato, Mimi, John Miller,
aged 63, was found dead Friday morning in
a stone quarry, he having fallen in ON his
way to his home.